New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-03
THE HALSTED COLLECTION

s1. Ave pantings collected by Mr. T. H. HalSted were
S,aced upon exhibition Saturday at the Natoha Aco
emy of Design previous TO an auction SAFE Ihese
,cnres have been arranged to the best advantage ana
although the frequent protection OF the canvas O glass
4 unnecessary and and annoying the collection presents
an excellent appearance. One OF It's features Is an
,ncommonlv good representation of American Landscape
art Ficnres and horses both sufficiently numerous have
been left to foreigners but in landscape ART American WORK
has been chosen with acTedtable discrimination which
sometimes points moral f example no udced
observer can hesitate between George lnnesss " After
a Shower" and Daubigny's ION the River The former
Is picture OF lush June grass and foliage freshened by
rain rich and painted with sottness OF tonch when
recalls the artists Gray LOwery Day. Beside ms Vivic
rendering Of Nature the Daubigny seems ike picture
painted from pattern lfeless and conventional more
forcbe use color scheme favored by the French artist
may be seen in Quartleys Sunrise. Chesapeake Bay
picture admirable in the treatment Of shadowy owe
greens and grays in the foreground strong in its brilliant
sky and not all gesive of the influence felt III some
Of the artists work. An excellent landscape by MI
Bolton Jones accompanies the SunIise at the door or
the north gallery. OF the two pictures by Mr.
WANT the Autumn Afternoon" is Interesting as
Allowing a transition from his low.toned greens and
pravs 10 richer cooring while the Adirondack Woods
with its ,tpped effect is less happy MODIFICATION OF Tue
theme found in the "Old Clearing" 1.-The Woodland
Brook 10y the W. Bliss Baker is familiar picture
and an excellent example of a real talent which 1t must
Mr. Cranes Waning Year" painting Of an autumnal
Landscape and sunset sky with bars OF yellow light will
also be remembered as ambitious and expressive
picture although OF such generous dimensions
was not necessary Nothing when MI an os s a
sent 10 exhibitions seems TO us so good as ms Sand
Road from tie Sea" The distinctive character OF inc
subject preserved the brush work shows moro hueey
and ease than We have usually seen IN ms e
distance is cleverly yaIled IN Us hshIs
and n,ee aaqOE' Mr ana H. sme is
by pleasant Renaissance OF Easthampton. distinguished
memory Of want by Mr. p E. Rudell. with a painting
after Henuer by Carl Brandt panoramic view OF ~
mountains and examples OF Messrs D. H. Brown ana "
Among the foreign paintings are few large figure
pieces Which for one another he expected
to attract attention Bonguereau " After the
careful finish but the affected apprehension OF theset
faces would surely soon s u d% be other hand il eS
pecay interesting the student OF this artists rise ana
hs decadence as regards sincerity and earnestness
picture is dated at a time when Breton was painting
with an Inconsistencies and simplicity winch
he has seldom shown OF more recent years. put tnese
qualities very poorly represented Inc ngure ma a
Certain force the face shows exaggeraton OF the
fepages loan OF Are" IL Is hot by such work that the
artist will remembered but Breton like Vbert Is IN
with picture buying. The Vibert here. Spanish scene
for wonder without priest is picture III hgh key
tensity local colors but very thin in quay Two large
figure paintings by Firnln-Glraid ana fei!aaut are
characerc and entitled 10 the admiration OF those VINO
favor clever but superficial painting OF pretty hgures an
example OF much more meretncous plhuns ior
Girl" and similar way OF regarding ar
g. usf m ed In panngby Carl Becker There i mill
fsry uuling by Berne Beecour and the Franco spanish
school Represented by sanChcz Perer Jmeucz, Rico
fantoI1 and Alvarez In this river OF the nrst
there is charming piece painting in the brchcs 70 the
right Alvarez like Reutlnger one OF tie Munich con
tributors has painted crowd with no centre Of interest
in manner which Is entirely impersonal
The horses and dogs Of kowalski schreyer ana DE
Ehoren may be taken for granted although the example,
OF Kowalski are Important. KaeInnerer and Jacllet
are also 10 counted upon and the eDner OF tradition
Is here like MarcKe More unusual is an example OF
Hereau large scape with good qualities OF color
ing atmosphere possibly suggesting tne
school OF Daubgny but well designed in everything save
eize GAINS harmonious little landscape is one OF the
peasanter minor pictures and something might be SAID oil
water color CuvOn good coast scene by Demoni and
an example Of Cays But we must close by noting the
presence of two English pictures good character study
OF a grizzled Scotch laird reeDg in shm0n by Erskine
Eico and one by DENLY saddcfs numerous paintings OF
monks Edeela Hagborg, and Plot are alsOrepi scented
with several Of the Munich painters